Athlete Quote by Cathy Freeman

The Commonwealth Games here are a model for what sport can, and should, be. It's an incredible environment and an amazing atmosphere. Without any…

— Laurel Hubbard

The Commonwealth Games is an important benchmark in the whole career path of an athlete.

— Abhinav Bindra

The Commonwealth Games is an event for everyone. I believe it continues because of the unity and appreciation in respect of diversity, different nationalities…

— Denise Lewis

I would like to thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for the very fair manner in which this matter has been dealt with.

— Kim Collins

We hope that the Commonwealth Sports movement is playing a meaningful role in the wider global conversation around tolerance, empowerment, and legal recognition for…

— Tom Daley

It's definitely an honour to represent my home country once again in the Commonwealth Games. It is going to be a magical experience and…

— Jazmin Carlin

If you talk to people in Europe they say the Commonwealth Games is a meet that doesn't matter. But then you tell them that…

— Colin Jackson

It is an important competition and I certainly rate my gold medals at the Commonwealth Games right up there with my world titles and…

— Chris Hoy

Certainly for me the Commonwealth Games were fantastic to compete in and I genuinely have so many great memories of the three I went…

— Chris Hoy

If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and…

— John Ridley

I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to…

— Mahathir Mohamad

Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic…

— Richard Attias